Hearth-ring stand



\ Mrbh 1931- J. NOWAKOWSKI HEAR'I'H RING STAND Filed Feb. 18, 1950\NVENTOR JOSEF NOWRKOk SKI ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 31, 1931 UNITED STATEJOSEF NOWAKOWSKI, OF BERLIN, GERMANY HEARTH-RING STAND Application filedFebruary 18, 1930, Serial No. 429,443, and in Germany July 21, 1928.

The subject of the present invention is a hearth ring stand, which hasthe important advantage that the rings may be simply and easily hung upor removed by a simple movement of the hand. It is also possible in thepresent stand to separate the ring required without any further actionand remove it from the stand. Hearth ring stands are already known inwhich the rings are hung to a post provided with a number of hooks forreceiving the rings. But these stands have the disadvantage that therings have to be hung separately on various hooks whereby the individualrings have to be separated when taking them off according to their size.This defect however is completely overcome in the present invention,according to which the rings are simply pressed upwards against atraverse, which opens to receive them and holds them fast when itcloses. If any ring is to be removed, it has merely to be lifted, whenthe traverse opens and releases the ring.

The invention is shown by way of example in the accompanying drawing inwhich Fig. l is a front elevation.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation.

Fig. 3 shows the traverse on a larger scale in front elevation.

Fig. at is a plan of Fig. 3.

The two upright posts 6 are secured to the base a of the stand. At thetop of these posts a traverse cl is provided, which is divided in themiddle. The two sections of this traverse overlap, the tongue of onefitting into the groove of the other. These sections are secured to armsor the like 0 and are rotatable about the pins 6. To prevent the twosections of the traverse from swinging downwards, bufiers f areprovided, consisting of bolts or the like, against which the rear endsof the traverse strike. When a ring is to be hung on the stand, it ispressed against the traverse from below, so that the latter swingsupwards and lets through the edge of the ring. The two sections thenfall back to their original position, so that the traverse is shut andthe ring held fast. If a ring is to be removed from the stand, theringsnot re quired are pushed over to the left as shown in dotted lines inFig. 1, so that the ring to be removed is isolated and can be pushedupwards. The traverse then opens as described above and the ring slideseasily out. The stay shuts again and retains the other rings. Theforward edges of the parts of the traverse are preferably rounded orbroken off, so that the rings may be pushed unhindered on to thesections of the traverse. The sections are so arranged that they risetowards the centre of the apparatus. Thus the movement necessary foropening the traverse is shortened, and the rings also slideautomatically to right or left so that they do not have to be pushedback when further rings are being hung on the stand.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the saidinvention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declarethat what I claim is A hearth ring stand comprising a base member, twouprights supported by the base member, and a transverse member extendingbetween said uprights and supported thereby, said transverse memberincluding two overlapping sections, the overlapping portions having atongue and groove relation and each of the sections being pivotallysecured to one of said uprights.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my signature.

JOSEF NOWAKOWSKI.

